Puncture Resitant Tyres

kennyb3

Total newbie, bought a giant defy 4 over the weekend. reading back over old threads to learn a bit. see a lot of advice to beginners re getting puncture resistant tyres.

Anyone any advice on which type, and is it just a matter of taking off my old tyre and putting on the new one. any issues re the tube or anything else i should know?

also the defy 4 comes with 25 tyres so i presume it would be same size id be looking for in the new ones

Thanks

Brian

Civilian_Target

Tyres have a circumference and a width. The width has to someway match what your wheels support.

If your current are 700c x 25, you may be able to go to 700c x 23.... see what sizes are available

Bikerbhoy

Try a pair of Continental Ultra Gatorskins available in Cycle Superstore in Tallaght....... SUPER SUPER Puncture resistant tyre. around 25 -30 euro each I think

blorg

Giant Defy is a racing bike; if you are using it for spins rather than as a commuting workhorse I would use racing-oriented tyres which have better grip and road feel. Continental GP4000s or even better Schwalbe Ultremos have puncture resistance just as good as Gatorskins but better road feel and are a bit more expensive. Punctures are part of life and IMHO you are better off with a good tyre that has reasonable resistance and just accept that you are going to puncture occasionally, it is not the end of the world.

Gatorskins are a decent cheap-ish puncture resistant tyre; I use them myself on my commuter and tourer but would not put them on my road bike.

You can go to 700x23 which is the standard racing width if you like, no problem.

kennyb3

blorg wrote: »

Giant Defy is a racing bike; if you are using it for spins rather than as a commuting workhorse I would use racing-oriented tyres which have better grip and road feel. Continental GP4000s or even better Schwalbe Ultremos have puncture resistance just as good as Gatorskins but better road feel and are a bit more expensive. Punctures are part of life and IMHO you are better off with a good tyre that has reasonable resistance and just accept that you are going to puncture occasionally, it is not the end of the world.

Gatorskins are a decent cheap-ish puncture resistant tyre; I use them myself on my commuter and tourer but would not put them on my road bike.

You can go to 700x23 which is the standard racing width if you like, no problem.

great advice thanks. prob stick with the 700 x 25's for the moment until i get use to the bike - only taken it for 2 x 20km spins (my first road bike). will look into them tyres tho. thanks.

kennyb3

also excuse my stupidity but what exactly do you mean by better road feel?

blorg

More grippy, more confident cornering, less harsh- to be honest it is a bit of a subjective one but generally softer rubber = better road feel while harder rubber = better puncture resistance. Some good tyres manage the softer rubber while putting some protective layer underneath and so have the best of both worlds (other than their being expensive that is.)

Acoustic

Dutch Perfect tyres brian are puncture resistant